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Please help me to spread the word…and you could win!

I am so excited about the release of HOWL FOR IT–and I very much hope that readers are enjoying the anthology!  (And that you are excited about it, too!) HOWL FOR IT released on Tuesday, and as we gear up for the upcoming Labor Day weekend, I would love to spread the word about this new release. Will you help me? (There are prizes involved!)

Every time that you spread the word about HOWL FOR IT, you will be entered in a contest for the following prizes:

$75 Amazon. com (or Barnes & Noble) gift card (It will be the winner’s choice.)

$50 Amazon.com (or Barnes & Noble) gift card

$25 Amazon.com (or Barnes & Noble) gift card

Now, how do you spread the word? Well…

 

 

 

You can share my HOWL FOR IT widget. If you’ve got a blog or a Twitter account, you can easily get the embed code from above and share my widget. (Please just click the “Get Widget” tab to get the code that you will need to use.)  If you post the widget, leave me a comment telling me where it has been posted so that you will be entered in the contest.

You can also pin my HOWL FOR IT cover if you’re on Pinterest. You can share my HOWL FOR IT cover on Facebook. You can chat about HOWL FOR IT on Facebook.  All of these count as ways to share–and every time you share, that’s another entry into the contest.  So just tell me how/where you’ve shared in the comments section, and you are entered!

And here’s a still cover image of HOWL FOR IT, in case you want to use that in the sharing fun.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU to all who would like to help me spread the word!!! Your help is appreciated more than I can say!!!

(The sharing contest will remain open until midnight on Saturday, September 1.)

Another contest is coming…

All of the prizes from my HOWL FOR IT party have now been awarded (winners have been emailed and their names are also at the top of each giveaway post). Congratulations to all of the winners!

And if you didn’t win…please stay tuned! Late tonight (or early tomorrow, depending on this darn weather!), I will be posting another big giveaway. The prizes aren’t done yet!

Giveaways are now closed.

Thank you so much to everyone who came to my prize party!  All of the giveaways are now closed (they ended at noon Central time). I am now going back through and getting all of the entries organized. I’m also checking in my spam folder to make sure that all comments have a chance to be entered.  As soon as the winners are selected, I will email those individuals, and I will also come back and post the winner’s name at the top of each giveaway entry.

 

Thank you, again, and have a great day!

Thank you! (And another Kindle–or Gift Card, Your Choice!)

Thank you all so much for coming to my HOWL FOR IT party! I’ve had a great time reading all of the comments (and I’ll keep reading them as they come in–the giveaways will remain open until noon tomorrow).  I really appreciate you all taking time out of your day to come by and help me to celebrate the anthology’s release.

I’ve already received so many nice emails about the anthology–and I am so glad that readers are enjoying the stories! Thank you!!! I love writing paranormal tales, and being in an anthology with Shelly–well, that is always a pleasure because I am such a fan of her work.

For the last party prize, I’m going to offer a Winner’s Choice deal. You can either win this Kindle or I can send you an Amazon.com gift card that will the the equivalent of the Kindle (and you can use the gift card on anything you want).

I am currently spending the day inside my house–Isaac has sent showers (and fluctuating power!) my way.  So, let’s incorporate a bit of Isaac in this giveaway…tell me, how do you like to spend rainy days?  The winner will be selected randomly.

(And for all of those in Isaac’s path–stay safe!)

If you haven’t entered the other giveaways yet, please go back and check out all of the posts. All contests will remain open until noon, Central time, tomorrow.  Winners for all giveaways will be randomly selected (so sorry to sound like a broken record with that info!).

Thank you, again, for coming to my party.  Have a great night!

Vote! Pick your favorite!

I have long been curious about this…if you had to choose between a sexy, charming vampire or a wild, untamed werewolf shifter…which guy would you chose? The vamp? Or the beast?

Let’s take a little poll and find out.

(Yes, since my Gage from HOWL FOR IT is a werewolf, I think we know which side he’d like for you to pick. But vampires need love, too, right?)

When I watch TRUE BLOOD, I’m often torn…Eric or Alcide? I’ll confess that, this season, I was more Team Eric.

But what about you? Let’s settle this epic debate and find out: werewolves or vampires?

One commenter/voter will be randomly selected to win a $20 Amazon.com gift card. (Contest will remain open until noon tomorrow.) 

My vote goes to…the werewolves.

Box O Books…

This hour’s prize is a bit of a mystery. You see, I am going to pick one commenter and send her/him a box of books.  Romances, of course. Across all sub-genres.  A surprise box of books that can include vampires, serial killers…dukes.  You never know just what/who you’ll find in this box.

Surprises can be fun, right?  I hope so!

To enter this giveaway, tell me…what is your favorite romance genre? (That way, I can try to put specific books of that genre in your box.)   Good luck!!! (And again–you know the giveaway deal…the contest will stay open until noon tomorrow, and a random winner will be selected.)

So help me, please–help me give this big box of books a home!

Time for a Secret.

In the past, I’ve offered giveaways that tied in with my “angel” theme (since I’ve got my Fallen books).  Readers seemed to particularly enjoy one of those giveaways…the Victoria’s Secret Angel gift card.   So, while HOWL FOR IT doesn’t feature an angel (just a sexy werewolf), I still wanted to offer up that gift card prize.  Come on, what kind of party would this be without a little sexy fun?  So this hour’s giveaway is a $25 Victoria Secret’s Angel gift card.

And, since we’re talking angels, I’ll go ahead and share the cover and blurb for my next angel release, ANGEL IN CHAINS.

Blurb:

As a fallen Angel of Death, Azrael is cursed to walk the earth alone in search of redemption. One night, as he wanders the streets of New Orleans, he discovers a woman surrounded by panther shifters.  No longer able to contain the anger simmering within, Az summons his dark powers and attacks, determined to protect this innocent human from certain death.

Only Jade Pierce is no delicate flower.  She’s spent years learning to survive and fight the evil forces sent by her ex-lover who refuses to let her go. But after seeing Az in action, she figures she could use a little supernatural help. And so she plans a course of seduction guaranteed to arouse his interest and his angelic passions…

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Want to win the Victoria’s Secret gift card?  Tell me…if you were an angel, what would tempt you to fall from grace?  (Giveaway open until noon on  8/28/12–Central time. Random winner selected from the comments.)

Coming up…(And your chance to win an ARC)

I’ve had several questions recently about books that I have planned or am writing. So, I thought I’d just take a few moments during our party and share some details.

First up, my Fallen series…there are two more books in the Fallen series slated to be released. ANGEL IN CHAINS will be out on November 27, and AVENGING ANGEL will be out in July of 2013. (The hero and heroine of AVENGING ANGEL will be introduced in ANGEL IN CHAINS.  I will say…AVENGING ANGEL is the only book I wrote to feature a full-blooded angel as the heroine.)

More paranormal news…I am writing a three-book phoenix shifter series for Kensington Brava. Every time my phoenix shifter dies, he rises from the flames. Only he comes back…darker each time. Darker and far more dangerous. I’ve already turned in two of these books, and I’m writing the third one (with a due date to my publisher of mid-October).

Now, a question that seems to come up a whole lot…when are you writing more romantic suspense? My answer: I’m writing RS right now, promise! I am writing a 4 book military romantic suspense series for Harlequin Intrigue–this is my Shadow Agents series. The first two books in the series will be out in early 2013:  ALPHA ONE (January of 2013) and GUARDIAN RANGER (February of 2013).  The other two books (SHARPSHOOTER is the one I’m finishing up now) may be out in the  later part of 2013. I need to double-check the exact dates for books 3 and 4 with my editor.  I am having so much fun with these books–lots of action, lots of danger, and lots of romance. My favorite things.  These are actually my first books to feature leading military characters, and I’m learning so much as I write!

AND…yes, I am also working on a single-title romantic suspense series, too.  I can’t reveal specifics about that series at this time (I’m sorry!) but I do hope to share soon.  I am looking at an early 2013 release date for this series. I can say that the first book in the series is tentatively titled DIE FOR ME.  This series is very dark and sexy–so if you enjoyed the Deadly books, then I think you will enjoy this one, too.  DIE FOR ME is complete, and I’ll be working on the second book in the series very soon.

Now for…bonus books.

If I’m not writing some kind of story, I feel lost.  That may sound weird, but it’s true.  I almost get twitchy. So, yes, I’ve been working on some other things, too.  I recently finished the rough draft of THE WOLF WITHIN (yes, it’s a werewolf book, but I bet you figured that part) that I would like to indie publish very soon. I will get started on edits in the coming days and, once I start on those, I’ll have a better idea of an exact release date for you.  THE WOLF WITHIN is a 60,000 word story.  It’s sexy and dark and dangerous.

Also coming up soon…I plan to release my first young adult book. Here’s a weird me fact. The very first book I ever wrote? It was a book for Harlequin’s now gone YOURS TRULY line. (Ahem, the book I wrote was terrible!  I still have it, and when I read it, I hang my head in shame.) The second book I wrote?  It was a YA. I’ve always loved YA, and I’ve wanted to release a YA book for quite some time. Well, that time is almost upon me. THE BETTER TO BITE (another 60,000 story) is in edits now, and it will be released within the next few months. Again–sorry, a specific date will come after I get a better idea of how long edits will take.  When I describe THE BETTER TO BITE to folks, I describe it as Veronica Mars meets Little Red Riding Hood…with werewolves.  So, ahem, yes, you can see that I stick with the wolves that I love.

There are some others stories that I hope to explore, but these are the ones that are going to keep me busy from now until November.

So let’s get to the prize part of this post, shall we?  You just read about all of the books that I’ve got coming up…I want to giveaway a copy of one of these upcoming books. How about an autographed copy of ANGEL IN CHAINS?  If I get in ARCs of this book, then I will send you the early copy long before the actual book hits the shelves.  To enter the giveaway, just tell me the title of the last book that you read. Easy, right?  I’ll run the contest until noon (Central time) tomorrow, then randomly pick a winner.

And if you have any questions about my upcoming books–or any of my books–just ask.  Thanks!!

Kindle Me.

I bet you can guess what item I’m giving away just by the title, right?  Because, yes, the next prize that I have up for grabs is a Kindle.  This one right here.

When I was a kid, I loved to read fairy tales.  As I got older, I transitioned away from fairy tales and started reading those wonderfully scary stories by Christopher Pike.  I loved a good thrill and chill.  Still do.  And those early reads inspire me even now.

When I wrote my BOUND (vampire and werewolf) books, I used fairy tales as the inspiration for those stories.  My contribution to HOWL FOR IT came from my unending love for the Little Red Riding Hood tale.  Some stories just stay with you long after “The End” and, for me–well, it’s those stories that stay with me that I enjoy the most.

But what about you? When you were a kid, what stories stayed with you the most?  Is there a story that you still enjoy today?

(You know the way this works by now, but…the giveaway will stay open until noon–Central time–on 8/29/12. A random winner will be selected. Good luck!)

Release Day Party!

Hi, everyone! Happy Monday!!!

Tomorrow, I will be hosting a release day party here on the blog–HOWL FOR IT will be out in the wild! Yay!

There will be book giveaways, excerpts, gift cards, and some bonus prizes up for grabs. If you have a chance, come on by! All giveaways will stay open until noon on 8/29/12 so that folks will have plenty of time to comment.

I hope that everyone has a fantastic week. If you are in Isaac’s path, stay safe!